Thanks Jerry. With my poor vision I can see how I've missed "Strict Compilation Mode"; why couldn't they have used "explicitVars"? (sigh!) Being under the impression that the default setting was false, I had reset all of the preferences to default values, figuring that would work. I don't recall that it did or didn't, but maybe I didn't save after doing so. (smile)
Joe Wilkins On Nov 22, 2012, at 1:00 PM, Jerry Jensen wrote: > On Nov 22, 2012, at 12:39 PM, Joe Lewis Wilkins <pepe...@cox.net> wrote: > >> True. I had noted that as well. That was one of the problems I had with a >> script after I had earlier messed it up with some botched commenting out. >> However, I still haven't figured out how to set explicitVars to false. > > In LiveCode Preferences, choose "Script Editor" from the list on the left. > Then un-check "Strict Compilation Mode". > > I like it strict, except when dealing with somebody else's code that doesn't. > > It is a strange beast. In strict mode, > > This gives an error: > on foo > put it > end foo > > This also errs: > on foo > put 2 into it > put it > end foo > > BUT, this is OK: > on foo > get 2 > put it > end foo > > I never use it except when something else requires me to, like the return > from "ask", etc. > > .Jerry > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
